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Harrop: Just how is a falling birthrate bad news for U.S.?
Cities are crowded and gridlocked. Teen pregnancies and abortions are down. Do we really want more births?
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Saunders: Partisan politics, not infrastructure, was subject
Neither Trump, nor Democratic leaders expected a deal; they were there to advance their positions.
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Milbank: Trump’s rhetoric of extremes plays to us vs. them
It’s also an aberration in politics, which means we may only need to ride this out.
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McArdle: Why is no one is making money driving people around?
Uber and Lyft are discovering that they need the regulatory monoply they’ve disrupted to make money.
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Rampell: The threat in Trump administration’s war on data
Manipulating official statistics will deepen poverty, hamper democracy and frustrate solutions.
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Robinson: Impeachment can wait; Pelosi has Trump flummoxed
The House Speaker appears in control while Trump reacts wildly to the least of provocations.
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Petri: If only there was something I, Nancy Pelosi, could do
How sad that there isn’t a co-equal branch of government that could exercise its constitutional duty.
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Schwab: Damn the consequences, House Democrats must impeach
A few recognize the risk and yet are willing to ‘die on that hill.’ That’s the definition of…
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Ignatius: ‘Kill listing’ Huawei may be sign of a long trade war
Both Trump and Xi could dig in their positions on the electronics maker, making a deal difficult.
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Ignatius: Europe needs to claim its ISIS fighters in Syria
Syrian Kurds holding ISIS prisoners can’t keep them indefinitely. Europe can’t leave this problem to others.
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Harrop: Trump’s immigration policy is cruel and phony
His ineffective steps are meant only as messaging for his base. Want proof? Ask him about E-Verify.
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Milbank: What to make of a tirade in the Rose Garden
The rage, the Nixonian paranoia and the scattered thinking suggest Trump feels the walls closing in.
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McArdle: Three Republican groups hold reins on impeachment
It requires peeling off support from Trump’s base, party loyalists and those happy with his court picks.
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Milbank: Democrats’ caution with impeachment shows adult side
It may frustrate some in the party, but restraint may mean something to voters seeking normalcy.
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Parker: Abortion debate devolves into a roadside distraction
A pro-choice group in Colorado is using billboards for its message; expect the same from all sides.
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Ignatius: Trump’s Huawei plan might work, but he needs allies
Trump hasn’t lined up an alternative to the Chinese firm’s technology to make a digital ‘Iron Curtain’ work.
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Milbank: Move fast, break things, leave the mess for others
On issues, foreign and domestic, Trump turns policy upside-down without considering the consequences.
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Robinson: A Republican admits to Trump’s lack of attire
Rep. Justin Amash came to his conclusion on impeachment honestly; he just read the Mueller report.
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Harrop: Loan sharks? Pull teeth from payday loan industry
Legislation would be better focused on predatory payday loans that trap people in a cycle of debt.
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Burke: What Alistair Cooke’s 1942 road trip said about U.S.
Not all of it was flattering, and the BBC correspondent seemed to sense what might result here.